Ashes speak louder than swords

The letter inside came from a man named Elias Rook.Five pages long. All of it bleeding with the kind of honesty that only shows up when you’re not going to survive the night. He followed orders. Stood where they told him. Carried the sword.Did everything right.And still, people died behind him. This isn’t a story… Continue reading Ashes speak louder than swords

THE ONE WHO NEVER CAME BACK

I left this one on a desk. A plain one—fake wood, not trying too hard. The kind you sit at when you’re pretending to be okay. When you’re getting through the day but part of you is still somewhere else. Still waiting. The envelope is dark. The kind of brown that feels like old journals… Continue reading THE ONE WHO NEVER CAME BACK

Field Report: Long Sad Meat Tube

A polite reminder from the deep that you are not built to handle her.Filed under: “Biological Relics / Oceanic Sleep Paralysis / Emotional Support Eldritch Beasts” Let me tell you about a creature that is older than the concept of your self-esteem. The Greenland shark is not swimming.She is drifting, gently and with contempt.A sentient… Continue reading Field Report: Long Sad Meat Tube

The Human Toenail

I wasn’t planning to leave anything that day. I wasn’t in the mood to ruin anyone’s afternoon. But sometimes the past calls your bluff, and sometimes it dares you to answer back with a typewriter and a grudge. So I did. I picked the book carefully. Breaking Dawn. The kind of love story that glorifies… Continue reading The Human Toenail

Casserole Politics

Angela brought a handwritten letter.Marlene responded with a typewriter. The topic?A cherry pie, a stolen chair, and the unholy audacity of calling hydrangeas hibiscus. Angela believes in community values. Marlene believes in microwave desserts and vengeance. This is no longer about Saturday’s gathering.This is about order. And flavor. And respect. Read them both. Then ask… Continue reading Casserole Politics

This Planet Needs Therapy

A classified-style briefing about Jupiter's general hostility toward being visited. Includes bullet points about its charming tendency to lack a surface, shred your ship into plasma, and contain a storm so petty it’s been spinning since before your grandma was born. Highlights include: Jupiter’s psychological basement, where your atoms get scattered A storm that outlives… Continue reading This Planet Needs Therapy

Saturn Got Filed and Left Behind (Sorry to the Plants)

One fresh chaotic field note has officially been abandoned. This time, I left it nestled in the foliage like a cursed little space document just waiting for someone to make eye contact and feel the dread kick in. I mean, where else are you supposed to leave a letter about a gas giant that rains… Continue reading Saturn Got Filed and Left Behind (Sorry to the Plants)

I left something behind again. A little more of me, I think.

I wasn’t sure I was going to count this one. It’s quiet. A little too soft around the edges. The kind of letter you only write when you’re not sure anyone’s listening. Orren Alderfall showed up like that. A weathered sort of bear. Kind eyes. Heavy shoulders. The kind of creature who’s been holding his… Continue reading I left something behind again. A little more of me, I think.